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�128 Rebels break our lines

March 21st 1865 It storms and the wind blows hard. Nevel Smith stoped with me over night. 22d Albert Roberts came from the hospital to the regt. 23d No news of importence 24th Joseph Winslow's father came to see him and staid all night 25th A fair but cold day. Canonading began very earley in the morning in front of Petersburg and continued untill daylight. The rebs made an assault on the 9th Corps breaking that line and forcing our men back to the railroad, and turning our own artill-ery upon our own men. The brigade call sounded the assembly and then at once to foward. We leaped from our heels and fell in to line and marched out, without any breakfast, and up to brigade head-quarters and from thare down the road below corps head-quarters and lay down for awhile, when the fireing seased with the 6th and 9th corps. Here we took the privilage to cook coffee.

[Note along side of page:] Private G. F. Esterbrooks [George F. Estabrooks] died Mar 24th of tiphoid fever at emery general hospital Washington D.C.